angler

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/ Rhymes: -æŋɡlə(ɹ) === Noun === angler (plural anglers) A person who fishes with a hook and line. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive. (archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler (thief): hooker, nuthook ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== angling ==== Translations ==== === References === “angler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg [2] 1812 Dictionary of fishing Tongue, new fishing tips share [3] Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “angler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 39. John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “angler”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, pages 54–55. === Anagrams === Rangel, Erlang, Arleng, Largen, Algren, langer, rangle, Nergal, largen, regnal, Nagler, gen'ral, Langer, erlang, grenal == French == === Etymology === From angle +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Verb === angler to angle ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “angler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012